Description
GW Under Construction Mode is a lightweight, free and flexible plugin for putting your WordPress site into maintenance mode.
Perfect during development, redesign, or temporary downtime.
Features
- One-click enable/disable.
- Set start and end date/time.
- Customize the title and message.
- Choose between light or dark theme.
- Whitelist IPs for external preview.
- Upload a logo or header image.
Useful for developers, site owners and agencies to manage visibility while working behind the scenes.
Screenshots
Example: Under Construction page (dark theme) 
Admin settings page
Installation
- Upload the plugin to
/wp-content/plugins/or install via Plugins > Add New. - Activate it via the Plugins screen.
- Go to Tools > GW Under Construction Mode to configure settings.
FAQ
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Can logged-in users still view the site?
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Yes. Logged-in users always have full access.
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Can I whitelist multiple IP addresses?
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Yes, just separate them with commas.
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Why isn’t the Under Construction page turning off?
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Most likely a caching plugin is showing an old version. Clear your cache or disable caching plugins during testing.
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Where can I get help?
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Visit https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/gw-under-construction-mode/
Reviews
Contributors & Developers
“GW Under Construction Mode” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Interested in development?
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Changelog
1.2.1
- Fixed critical error on admin pages for users running PHP 8.0 and above caused by a broken callback reference.
1.2.0
- Added preview functionality.
- Introduced start and end time scheduling.
- Minor bug fixes and improvements.
- Settings link moved to WordPress Tools folder.
1.1.0
- Admin uninstall handler added.
1.0.1
- Small updates and fixes.
1.0.0
- Initial release.
- “Under Construction” mode toggle.
- Custom title and message field.
- IP whitelisting.
- Light/dark theme support.
- Image upload.